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A Petitioawr has (sailed in question an orzier eziatezi
V' '"€}1.()'?.1§9S pmducsd at AI}I'1(":XE1I'€-'D' passtid by third
i'€Sp0:'Id€Z{liv»S11}3(iI'i11t€I1{i€I1€ Er1gi;11e€z' and orti,€:;::$ dated
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18xl1.}999 and .3;9:€}8.2{)C}1 at Arznexufirwfi' and
passmi by firs: rz::spnd€z1t~ §\Aa11agi11g Directfor.
2, A11 finqufujy was initiated against th_&’.V;’3 €&ii%i::Ii£%a§” ,
by Amgxta:-u1re~’A’ dated 2().11.1§9’7?’~., in
aiisged that, the petitioner ha:s”–::Qm3:fi:’-ttéd Vn1iT3{¢{;a:;:i.1;CHt
in terms; cf clause: 2:; of t11e_1j41%:s;tz§_;1e1V5;;g’%c;:a§;:e_§f§: is
furihar aiiegegi that,’ ..j :dis 0bey£:dV the
orders. cf h.ig}Z1<:';3FA.Ei"t1f.f1(L}Iii'£iF§3§'~.11.fL?#¥*:§:.bh"E(i§".}'éIT3;igii:{"iéilffl t0 the
duties anti 1%;-.Ve€ Bari? and Several
éafiae :0 be dismisssd. Thereafter, he fiieci a
se£:king fez’ zfiducing punmhmfint. The
-;f’xppeI}at$ Autharity mcozxsidared the same and passged
an order modifying the order 0f p11niShII1€I}t from
redzlcing thé pay scale to basic to denial cf five annual
.i”11+::r€me::’iTs.
4, Thereaftér, petitioner filed. raview
bezfezaréz the Apptiliate A11ths:;1’it§,«* on the ground ‘
irilarge sheet filed agamsf, for a:1′”‘*.::fiI:%1§.£;?£:
gmnishabkz i1}f3.$ZiCI’ Section 341, éizgi
E.P.C. and the pr0s€:Cutio;17’€}?jL¢1″e5£f*i.v:;f’ ix;
1?15/1997 has emieci in a(L?(jl%iif.i%il of
acqtiitial ciatsci G4. 03$; JMFC II Caurt
Raiaizur. HE submittedAVVt£§5$, :prr5sz§é’€iti0–f1 fafled to
gmve the ch.;’%¢_”i”$g’::i”:;jT:i.2*1(1. §:€iif:i01:2€f”i}}¢tU§:3 g___’r_’:EeI1 acquitted
hc;1*2ca:jz髧blj§ ‘E:eza1;f§=3z:fCl _t’}1c.:”saméVV’évide:1ce which wage
£62151 b€§f*:’m&«.t}i& -{i6§:§5;aIfti31§:§i’ta1.–~€nquiI3r, he is entified for
mvicrw of 3:: :31*<{<:r _0f:;1i:i:iS}f1£aent. He submitted that,
" '~ }'€'L?'.§£i%3";i3,§_?€ tbs ciepartmentai enquiry and
' fiié -. ::fv'£(§;é:1§:€: : ;'}3T'(Z3d"ll.(ff€(i %::ef(}m the JMFCE are (3:13 and
€;§1€'= $a3i'zé–' "'?1i*x£§ £31 Staci} €i;I'£'L"i;iI11S'£i311£'€S, Gztier 01'
gézuijshfifgarit requirss to be reviewsd.
:3. Per C()i1UC"d, Eeaxnefi counsei appealing fcsr
f€5a§;3{}I}(i€§1'£ snzbmittad that, a1"t.i(:1eS cf change is not
@3111}! for asfiaujt, but there are savfiral ailegatmxis. alas
fikfi' lair: rt:p03:ii;t3.g 3:0 duty, ea;r:"}Lj; 3:;-*:av}l3;1g and othar
mi3b£:havi(21". E":-win the assquifial is; mzri .h<mm:'abi€
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acquitta}. This is. oniy 3 bfirxzsfit 0f doubt, which
axpressed by the leaxnad Magistxate as some g§_’
wimssses have ‘(l11″i’1€d hostile. it is iz:,_”t}E3eTss.é’ ‘M
ci3:r3L:111st:.a11ces, criminal cmzrt Vf:1é:iS”–4aCq4uit_m_;Ai”vj’:1E;e~fl}
§_}€fi¥fi011E3f’.
6′ Laowakizig irate articles ‘Vi3ha1″g$s-.wVi1i§;§1 Sizvdiés
ihat, ssxzerak charges.’ We1j:t:'”” agéiiiisi; ~’ ti1e
petitioner anii eI1q11é1f;? VA ;wa’$._ -after the
}L31iI1iS}’.1i3Li€§)._{:V’Z«§’E;1S’ : péfitiafzer filfid an appfial
and tiig 21;)p¢a1V”;11$<:} c:§}d1:::« in. be" dismissed. 'E'hr3:rf:af'£e3:,
Eha on h1:'~. ' ax¥iim, r;eught for modification of
the p1;3";ish:i:<.;;1:'a:id at his instaxxca, the _f_Z)IlI1iSh13ilf:)}f1i
w*a¥3 m:§dii3§e§ f1'01:fi"'i'ét§Vacing the pay 3<:a}e tr} basic to
&éf1i;a:1'cfE'f§v;z'éVg§:i2'nuaI incresments and ihereafttr, he has
scmght Vfé:-r'_"r€:\%'.§;e£v on the ground that $116: criminal case
haéé:"—- Eixééti in ac uittai. Even iookin into '£113
A (1 g
j:1cigmt:'n£, ths witnesses sxanained by the: pmsecufion
_}':a$;;i§1g mat fiifly supgaorirs-,d, Wi'£;316:ss turnifig hostiisz, in
V' these ('iI"Cl1£I1SiE3I1(f(3S, the Magist:1:*a'§f: has fauna that,
{E161 es:vid::n<f:ér ig mat $11fii{?i£:I1{ to corivict file pgmunvri' 15:) 1':1t;::fi"é1'd*2vi\1ii:z._t11e iuipugned
order. A.<:cort:¥i;1g}y, writ p§"£iti<:;–;r;{" f.é2_i1:~t; film same is
ziiismigfied.
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